Gymnastics

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of various exercises on several different apparatus, mainly uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise and vault for women. While men compete in floor exercises, vault, pommel horse, string rings, parallel bars and high bar.

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Dismount

Sports; Gymnastics

To leave an apparatus at the end of a routine; usually done with a difficult twist or salto.

Double lay

Sports; Gymnastics

A double back salto performed in the layout position. Also known as "double layout"

Double full

Sports; Gymnastics

A gymnastics tumbling skill consisting of a single layout salto with two twists. It can also be done as a dismount from beam or bars, although it is rarely used off bars because of the difficulty of ...

Dynamic stretching

Sports; Gymnastics

The use of a controlled swinging movements through the range of motion of a limb, in order to warm up or increase flexibility. See Active Stretching.

McCool

Sports; Gymnastics

A balance beam mount named after Courtney McCool, who first performed the skill in international competition in 2004. The beam mount approaches toward the end of the beam and is a flyspring forward ...

The International Federation of gymnastics (fig).

Sports; Gymnastics

FIG is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and is responsible for the management of sports gymnastics on the international level.

Miller

Sports; Gymnastics

(1) An uneven bar skill named after Shannon Miller. It consists of a cast to handstand, with a 1 ½ turn after the handstand to a mixed-L grip. The skill has been rated by the FIG as a D level skill ...